Foot Pain Treatment
What is it?
Feet not only carry you throughout the day, but also support the weight of the rest of the body. The human foot contains 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Foot pain can occur when any of these parts are injured, overused, or affected by a condition that causes inflammation. Foot pain can also be related to injured foot nerves or foot deformities. Pain may vary or worsen throughout the day or when performing specific activities. Depending on the source(s) of the foot issue, you may feel burning, aching, sharp pain, tingling or numbness.
Causes
Foot pain can be an acute or chronic condition. Examples of common causes are:
- Injured bones, ligaments or tendons
- Inflammation
- Overweight/obesity -Increased or decreased activity levels
- Improperly fitting shoes with poor support
- Diseases,such as, Peripheral arterial disease, arthritis, gout, or diabetes
- Referred pain from the lumbar spine
What We Treat
SportsCare Physical Therapy has extensive experience rehabilitating a variety of foot condition diagnoses. Our physical therapists regularly treat:
- Total Ankle Replacements (TAR)
- Ligament sprains and tears
- Tendinitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Ankle fractures
- Osteochondral Injuries and surgery
- Foot/Ankle arthritis
- Metatarsalgia
- Bunions – Fractures (surgical and non-surgical)
- Achilles strains/tears
Treatment
SportsCare Physical Therapists will first perform a professional evaluation, considering and discussing your goals, activity level, and general health. They will then develop a customized a treatment regimen that may include:
- Therapeutic Exercises
- Manual Therapy
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
- Modalities (Ultrasound, Ice/Heat, Electrical Stimulation, Taping)
- Intermittent Compression with Cold (Game Ready and Normatec)
- AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill
- Unweighted/Balance Treadmill
- Footwear recommendations
- Whirlpool
- Aquatic Pool Therapy
- Home Exercise Program/Education for prevention
